Category Archives: Beamish Tramway

The excitement keeps coming at Beamish!

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Firstly, the project to increase the amount of covered accommodation available to the tram fleet at Beamish is rapidly approaching completion – amazingly, just a few weeks after work began! New rails have been laid in gaps cut in the … Continue reading →

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Event Preview: Beamish Great North Steam Fair 2012

Posted on Saturday 17 March 2012 by Andrew Waddington

Event: Great North Steam Fair Where: Beamish – the Living Museum of the North When: Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th April from 1000 to 1700 each day (last admission 1500)

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Beamish Museum’s Power from the Past Event

Posted on Thursday 8 September 2011 by Andrew Waddington

The North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish, County Durham, has become increasingly famous in the last few years for its outstanding transport events. The two main transport events – ‘Power from the Past’ and the ‘Great North Steam … Continue reading →

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Event Preview: Beamish’s Power from the Past 2011 Preview

Posted on Sunday 21 August 2011 by Andrew Waddington

Event: Power from the Past – Riding for Pleasure Where: Beamish – The Living Museum of the North When: Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th September inclusive

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Beamish Great North Steam Fair 2011

Posted on Sunday 17 April 2011 by Gareth Prior

The Great North Steam Fair took place at Beamish – the Living Museum of the North between Thursday 14th and Sunday 17th April. As the name suggests this event (one of the two major transport events which will take place … Continue reading →

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Event Preview: Beamish Great North Steam Fair 2011

Posted on Sunday 10 April 2011 by Gareth Prior

Event: Great North Steam Fair Where: Beamish – the Living Museum of the North When: Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th April from 1000 to 1700 each day (last admission 1500)

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Beamish’s Power from the Past 2010

Posted on Sunday 25 April 2010 by Gareth Prior

Between 15th and 18th April 2010, the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish in County Durham held their second (in the current format) “Power from the Past” event on the theme of “Corporations and Contractors”. British Trams Online … Continue reading →

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Manchester L53 at Beamish May 2009 – The View from the Front Platform

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2009 by admin

Geoff Senior – from the Manchester Transport Museum Society – gives an alternative look at the events of the “Power from the Past” event at Beamish, and particularly the operation of Manchester Eades Reversible Horse Tramcar L53.

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Manchester L53 at Beamish May 2009

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2009 by Andrew Waddington

On 28th to 31st May inclusive, Beamish Museum staged a new event entitled ‘Power From the Past’. The idea of this event was to show machinery that existed during the time periods that Beamish represents (1825 and 1913), and most … Continue reading →

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North of England Open Air Museum – Beamish

Posted on Sunday 29 May 2005 by Andrew Waddington

Andrew Waddington reports on what the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish has to offer – both from trams and the museum itself…

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